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Free Flighters, I am writing to keep you informed about the recent proposal involving the potential sale of the Academy of Model Aeronautics property in Muncie, Indiana. From our limited knowledge the proposal would sell the NATS flying field, AMA HQ and the museum to be used for a data center. Importantly the executive committee has signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).   An NDA is...

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Indoor - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wBhMys2rkw69Tyo-YCDWYa0yOhZkxh2pohGSAMY0aIw/edit?gid=1194412114#gid=1194412114   Outdoor - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vT4WDXQ4BQh_bS_ShEvCzMyiwxmE81WVfoVmX70cvPlzDN1nbVMu1sBJ7K87K_upD3mR2mYNNWalF6o/pubhtml?gid=379879557&single=true  

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Art Ellis From Andrew Barron Dear Free Flight Friends, I am sharing the sad news of the passing of Art Ellis on June 2.    He is greatly missed. TRIBUTE TO ARTHUR ELLIS (April 29, 1949 to June 2, 2026) Art was a hugely impactful educator and sportsman.  First we are inspired by his early years in football, competitive sailing and sailing instrumentation from the 1960s...

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2023 AmCup Final Scores and Report with First 2024 Jr Team Selection Scores and Report Details USA FF Team Selection Program Delay:   2023 AmCup Final Scores and Report with First 2024 Jr Team Selection Scores and Report Starting from: Jim Parker   A fantastic year of USA FAI Free Flight is complete. The score sheet population looks close to the pre-covid levels of participation....

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USA FF Team Selection program ? MiniNeurone  for LH Fab Feb entries About Time down under   USA FF Team Selection program ? From : Paul Crowley A question, Maybe I missed it, but I haven't seen a program for the 2025 Team selection yet. It would be helpful with the upcoming Fab Feb and other contests. Just asking. Thanks, Paul Crowley   MiniNeurone  for...

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The F1B Book MaxMen 2024   The F1B Book We got a question from a reader asking how to get Masaru Koike's book, we tried to reply but there was some email issue with reader's email. In was in the posting . If you are interested, please contact me. Masaru Koike, eMail: [email protected] And while 9000 yen sounds like a big number it is just...

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Book on F1B Pre-order Rubber NOW for delivery at Fab Feb Lost Hills About Time Update   Book on F1B From: Masaru Koike Now a book : "Free Flight F1B Technology and Science for Extending Duration" is available. The cost is 9,000 yen The  book  is written in Japanese, with a supplementary English text translation (without figures) and shipping. PayPal can be used. If you...

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National Cup Scoring 2023 FAI Arizona FF Champs Report National Cup Scoring By Bob Hanford After a previous phone conversation with Aram, I saw his description of the NC scoring system in the last SEN and felt that a response was necessary, as his description was not entirely correct.  The NC system is modeled after the original America's Cup system, awarding points to top five...